ECON7006 - Economics of Regulation
Term 1
Aims
The course aims to provide a
foundation in the economics of regulation, both in relation to theory
and in the development of government policy.
Objectives
At
the end of the course students should have a clear framework for the
analysis of government intervention in the industrial and commercial
sectors of the economy. The main topics include appraisal of public vs.
private ownership, price and rate of return regulation, access pricing
and regulation of market entry.
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Taught by: |
Cloda Jenkins |
| Assessment: | The course comprises 20 hours of lectures and compulsory tutorial classes with an exercise sheet for each. There will be a 2-hour unseen written examination in Term 3. |
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Suitable for: |
2nd / 3rd year Economics (L100), Econ/Geog (LL17), Phil/Econ (VL51) and 3rd year Econ/Stats (LG13) and SCORE (GLN0) students. |
| Prerequisites: | ECON1001 or ECON1604 and ECON1004 (or equivalent). |
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Moodle page: |
ECON7006 |
